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What is “Op” Art?
• “Op” is short for optical. Optical means having to do with the eye.
• You may have heard of an optometrist. An optometrist is an eye doctor.
Op Art began in the 1960’s
• Optical Art is a mathematically-themed form of Abstract art. Abstract meaning it doesn’t have to look like something.
• The point of optical art is to confuse the eye.
Bridget Riley
• Bridget Riley was born in 1931 in London.
• Bridget Riley is a well known creator of Op Art. Her work is characterized by its intensity and its often disorientating effect.
Bridget Riley
• In 1960, she began working initially in black and white
• She evolved a style in which she explored the dynamic effects of optical phenomena or Op art.
Movement in Squares, 1961 Tempera
Bridget Riley
• Around the 1980’s her extensive exploration of color and contrast began.
Dominance Portfolio, Blue, 1977